AAB American Academy of Ballet Mignon Furman, Founding Director Summer School of Excellence 2014 Purchase College, State University of New York Westchester, NY June 29 - August 2 American Welcome to Our 21st Summer School Academy of The American Academy of Ballet is one of the leading Summer Schools in America. Here is why: Great Faculty Great Supervision Ballet ur faculty is at the top of the No need to worry about safety. teaching profession. Security is provided by Purchase Mignon Furman SeveralO teachers have been principal College. In addition, we have House dancers with major ballet companies, Mothers (chaperones) and student Founding Director and have coached famous dancers. councelors. Dancers are required to They have also coached young observe the rules of the dorm, and of dancers to be winners in the Summer School. international competitions. Three Special Great Programs (See next page.) allet is the focus: Technique, Programs BRepertoire, Pointe, Pas de Deux Performance Awards and Variations. Also, Jazz, Modern Only available at our Summer School. Dance, Spanish Dance, and Yoga. Classes are 6 days a week. Technique Intensive Summer School Great AnSpecial excellent Coaching way to refine Classestechnique. of Excellence Performances Small groups for personalized coaching. ance = Performance. There are 5 performances 2014 duringD the 5-week period. Every Great Experience ne-third of our dancers return Purchase College, dancer dances in the performance - not only the select few. Oeach year. This indicates the value State University of New York See “General Information.” of our Summer School. Westchester, NY There is no Summer School quite like June 29 - August 2 the Summer School of the American Academy of Ballet. About Mignon Furman 1 week June 29 - July 4 Our founder Mignon Furman was the Director of the Uni- (Technique Intensive) versity of Cape Town Ballet School with special responsi- 2 weeks July 6 - July 19 bility for teachers’ training. She formulated the programs to be used by 80 trainee teachers and 400 students. She 2 weeks July 20 - August 2 was nominated for the Distinguished Teacher Award from amongst the entire university faculty of 1,500. 3 weeks June 29 - July 19 A teacher, choreographer, and educationist, she was a 4 weeks July 6 - August 2 She built the AAB to be one of the leading Summer Schools in America; and 5 weeks June 29 - August 2 personher Performance of determination Awards who program had the to be talents an international to give definition phenomenon. to her vision. Curriculum Only at AAB... Dates & Fees • Classical Ballet RESIDENTIAL DANCERS: Tuition includes all classes for 6 days a week; 1. Performance Awards 3 meals a day every day; most outings; and use of the laundry. o other Summer School has this • Pointe DANCERS: Tuition includes all classes for 6 days a week; lunch; dinner; and program. It is the unique concept N most outings. • Pas de Deux of Mignon Furman. The program is • Repertoire taught throughout the U.S., as well as in Residential • Contemporary 10 other countries. Courses Dates Day Dancers Dancers receive special coaching in the Dancers • Male Classes program in addition to their regular 1 week • Neo-Classical classes. This is then danced before an (Technique June 29 - July 4 $1,150 $885 Intensive) • Pilates awarded to each participant. The program is an optional extra. • Jazz audience. Medals and certificates are 2 weeks July 6 - July 19 $2,300 $1,860 • Spanish Dance 2. Technique Intensive 2 weeks July 20 - August 2 $2,300 $1,860 • Yoga his program was also devised by Mignon Furman to improve the • Performance Awards fundamentalT basis of the classical ballet 3 weeks June 29 - July 19 $3,400 $2,650 • Outings technique. The results are remarkable. • Talent Evenings 3. Coaching Classes 4 weeks July 6 - August 2 $4,400 $3,500 uring the last 4 weeks of Summer School, each class is split into small 5 weeks June 29 - August 2 $5,125 $4,300 groupsD of 3 to 6 dancers to receive per- sonalized coaching from faculty teachers. Notes: (1) Payment is due in full by May 1, 2014. If payment is received after this date, add $50. (2) If payment is by credit card, add 3%. 4 American Academy of Ballet Summer School of Excellence 2014 5 Our Distinguished Faculty Paloma Herrera Brian Reeder (Classical Ballet) (Classical Ballet) Is a Principal Dancer of American Ballet Theatre Danced with NY City Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet, and American Ballet Theater. Has choreographed for several companies, and movies. Now, a guest teacher. Vladimir Stadnik Analiese Umana (Classical Ballet) (Classical Ballet & Performance Awards) Trained at the Vaganova Academy in Russia. Danced as a soloist in Russia, W. Europe, BFA graduate of Purchase College SUNY. Rehearsal assistant to Mignon Furman. and the USA. A graduate of the University of Culture, St Petersburg, and of the State Now dances with Baltimore Ballet. Judge for Performance Awards. Conservatory Rimsky Korsakov. Now Assistant Professor of Dance at Ball State University, Indiana. Melinda Marquez Dean Vollick (Spanish Dance) (Classical Ballet) Founder and Artistic Director of the Melinda Marquez Flamenco Dance Center in Has danced with several companies in the USA and Canada. A graduate of the New Haven. On faculty of Ballet Hispanico in New York City. Teacher Training Program of the National Ballet School (Toronto). Teaches at the Boston Ballet School. Steve Rooks (Modern Dance) Craig Salstein Was a Principal Dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. Now an interna- (Classical Ballet) tional guest teacher and Professor of Dance at Vassar College. Soloist with American Ballet Theater. Debbie Roshe Gina Chiavelli (Jazz) (Classical Ballet & Performance Awards) Danced, and choreographed several Broadway shows. Now teaches in Manhattan. Was Adjunct Professor of Dance at Fordham University, and the State University of NY at New Paltz. Now Director of Pinewood School of Dance, and a judge for Performance Awards. Galina Panova McCree O’Kelley (Classical Ballet) (Classical Ballet) Was a Principal Dancer with the Kirov Ballet, after graduating from the Perm State Studied at the School of American Ballet and the North Carolina School of the Arts. Choreographic College, and winning the Gold Medal at Varna. She has been partnered Danced with the Atlanta Ballet and Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Toured internationally by Nureyev, and Baryshnikov. Guest principal dancer in Austria, Italy, Germany, and in the Broadway production of Cats. other countries. Now Associate Professor of Dance at East Carolina University. Joseph Malbrough (Classical Ballet) Has taught in Europe, Switzerland and Austria and now, on the Faculties of Purchase College and Ballet Academy East New York. 6 American Academy of Ballet Audition Time & Locations (Registration begins 30 minutes before the audition time.) USA Auditions International Auditions Sat. January 4 Fri. January 31 Sun. February 16 The Washington Ballet Benicia Ballet School Atlanta Ballet RIO DE Janeiro, BRAZIL 3515 Wisconsin Avenue NW 938 Tyler Street, Studio 204 1695 Marietta Boulevard NW SÃO Paulo, BRAZIL Washington, DC 20016 BENICIA, CA 94510 atlanta, GA 30318 Brasilia, BRAZIL 4:30pm 4:30pm 3:00pm BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Sun. January 5 Sat. February 1 Sun. February 23 LONDON, UK Purchase College, SUNY San Diego Ballet Texas Ballet Theater SOUTH AFRICA 735 Anderson Hill Road 2650 Truxtun Road, #102 670 North Coit Road TEL AVIV, ISRAEL Purchase, NY 10577 SAN diego, CA 92106 RICHARDSON, TX 75080 12 noon - ages 11-13 4:00pm 2:00pm ANTWERP, belgium 2:30pm - ages 14 & older ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND Sun. February 2 Sat. March 1 Sat. January 11 Houston Ballet Ramapo College Los Angeles Ballet 11755 Exposition Boulevard 601 Preston Street 505 Ramapo Valley Road los ANGELES, CA 90064 houston, TX 77002 Mahwah, NJ 07430 11:00am 2:00pm 2:30pm Sun. January 12 Sun. February 9 am proud to be a part of this interna- “I tional faculty. Dancers from all over the Boston Ballet School School of American Ballet world attend the AAB Summer School. Their 19 Clarendon Street 70 Lincoln Center Plaza improvement, motivation, hard work, and boston, MA 02116 NEW YORK, NY 10023 discipline are rewarded with the beauti- 11:00am 3:30pm - ages 11-13 ful Gala Performance on the last night of a 5:30pm - ages 14 & older memorable Summer school.” Sun. January 19 -Kevin Durwael, Royal Ballet School Antwerp Extensions Dance Studio Sat. February 15 Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida CHICAGO, IL 60618 “A Summer School, I thought about how 2:00pm3933 N. Elston Avenue, 2nd floor 15939 Biscayne Boulevard much fterI would my first like dayto come of teaching back the at followingthe AAB North MIAMI Beach, FL year. Packed with intense training in fabulous Sun. January 26 33160 facilities, the program formulated by Mignon National Museum of Dance 2:30pm Furman is well focused. AAB’s emphasis on classical ballet technique, with the right 99 South Broadway amount of Jazz and Character Dance trains Saratoga SPRINGS, NY 12866 the students to be better dancers.” 2:00pm -Craig Salstein, Soloist with American Ballet Theater 10 American Academy of Ballet Summer School of Excellence 2014 11 Audition Requirements Campus Life Campus Art If Attending an Audition: The audition takes the form of a class. No solo variation is required. • Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the scheduled time. • Neat ballet attire to be worn. If on pointe, bring pointe shoes. Please bring a photo in 1st arabesque. • Please bring an audition fee of $30 in cash. • All dancers will complete the full audition class. No dancer is asked to leave. • Notice of acceptance will be advised within 2 weeks of the audition date. Our Dormitory Building • • Audition application forms may be downloaded from the website or may be filled in when registering at the audition.